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Ritta (f)

(with) definite article: la
➺ remark(s) below

right hand chanter of a non-linked double chanter: conical, divergent, bell / double reed

Identical types: 9
Zampogna

From "diritta" [right (antonym of "left")]; The twin holes (for the little finger), 1 of which is usually plugged (though sometimes used as a supplementary venthole), allow left-handed players to exchange the Manca and Ritta.

2 pieces (Fuso, screwed into a bell; NB: ➺ Wood types used); Range of a size 25 (in A♭): g¹-a♭¹-b♭¹-c²-d♭²-e♭².
NB: Example(s) to be replaced with staff-notation.


Sources

Sparacino, Nino: Piccolo dizionario zampognaro (italiano-scapolese). In: Utriculus VIII;1 (29), gennaio/marzo 1999, p.21.

Gioielli, Mauro: Le zampogne nel Molise. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), I, p.194 (range), 195, 224.

Personal communication

Mauro Gioielli (Scapoli, May 1996)